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Delightful task, to rear the tender thought And teach the young idea how to shoot

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Full Text
Delightful task, to rear the tender thought And teach the young idea how to shoot
Listed on Page Number
270
Sampler Worked By
Mary A Randall
Date of Sampler
1818
Place Sampler Made
Smithfield (no state)
Sampler Listed on Page
214
Author/Publication/Country/Date
Thompson, James. The Seasons, The Works of James Thompson London, 1750.
Notes
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Works/ci8JAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=delightful+task+to+rear+the+tender+thought&printsec=frontcover Page 48, Line 1149 This is a compilation of Thompson’s works. Poem first printed earlier. Additional background- https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/new-elucidations-of-thomson-s-seasons-1822/